Bacon slicer



, Mmm 4, m4n man@ W. W. SADLER BACON SLIVGER Filed May 9, 1923 llatented Mar. al, 1925i.

usaran stares WILLIM WALKER SADLER,

0F BONEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

BACON SLICER.

Application filed May 9,

To all whom `t may concern.'

Be it known that l, WILLIAM W. SADLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Booneville, in the county of Prentiss and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and useful Bacon Slicer, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device especially designed to facilitate the slicing of bacon or the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide means for properly-holding the strip of bacon being sliced, the ends of the holding device acting as a guide for the knife used in slicing or cutting the article held thereby.

Another object of the invention is the provision of adjustable means to gauge the thickness of the slice to insure a uniform slicing of the bacon.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a holding device constructed in accordance with the invention, a portion of the gauge being broken away to illustrate the adjusting feature of the gauge.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of the device.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates the base of the device, which may be of any desired construction, and formed of any suitable material.

The reference character 6 designates one of the jaws of the holding device, the jaw 6 being relatively wide and of a suitable length to properly support a strip of bacon or the like material.

This jaw 6 is the stationary jaw of the device and is held in its stationary position by means of the brace 7 the brace acting to hold the jaw 6 slightly inclined so that when the knife employed for cutting the bacon is moved downwardly, a shearing ac- 1923. Serial No. 637,762.

tion will take place to facilitate the cutting operation.

The movable jaw is indicated at 8 and is preferably of substantially the same size as the stationary jaw 6, the jaw 8 having its lower edge slightly inclined to support the jaw 8 at an angle or in parallel relation with the jaw as clearly shown by Figure 2 of the drawing. The jaw 8 is supported by means of the hinges 9 so that the jaw 8 may be swung from its inactive position to its clamping position, thereby providing a construction to facilitate the placing of the bacon or article being cut in the device.

As shown, the lower section 10 of each hinge is formed with an elongated opening 11 to accommodate the bolts 12 that are secured to the base 5 and extend upwardly through suitable openings formed therein, the threaded portions of the bolts 12 accommodating the winged nuts 13 to permit of adjustment of the movable jaw 8 with respect to the jaw 6 so that articles of various thicknesses may be' positioned between the jaws and tightly held thereby.

A gauge indicated generally by the reference character 14: forms a part of the invention and includes a relatively wide arm 15 hingedly connected to the stationary jaw 6 at 16, so that the gauge may be readily swung from its active to its inactive position, or vice versa.

The elongated openings 17 are formed in the arm 15, at a point adjacent to the free end thereof, the opening being designed to accommodate the threaded ends of the bolts 18, to pass through suitable openings in the end member 19 of the gauge which is positioned at right angles with respect to the arm 15 to overlie one end of the jaws to provide an abutment for the bacon or article being sliced to regulate the thickness of the slice.

`Wnged nuts 20 move on the threaded eX- tremities of the bolts 18 whereby the end member 19 may be secured in various positions of adjustment to regulate the distance between the ends of the clamping member and the end member 19.

In the use of the device, the movable jaw is adjusted so that when the same is moved to its active position, the bacon or article being sliced will be securely held between the jaws 6 and 8. The operator may by placing call Y his hand over the upper ends or the members 6 and 8 hold the movable member 8 into cooperative relation with the members 6 in order to prevent movement of the bacon being sliced.

rIhe gauge is properly adjusted and the bacon moved to engage the end member 19. rIhe end member 19 is now swung to its inactive position and the knife forced dow-nwardly over the extended end of the bacon, the knife at the same time beii'ig held into engagement with the end of the clamping member.

Having'thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. A supporting device including a base, a stationary jaw on the base, said stationary j aw being disposed at an angle with respect to the base, a movable cooperating with the iirst mentioned jaw to grip an article therebetween, said movable jaw being disposed at an angle with respect to the base and in parallel relation with the stationary jaw, an end member hingedly connected to heeej/1e the stationary jaw and adapted to move to a position in spaced relation with the ends of the aws.

2. A supporting device including a base, a stationary jaw supported on the base, hinge members having elongated openings, bolts extending through the base and through the elongated openings to permit the hinged members to be adjusted transversely of the base, a movable jaw having connection with the hinge members adapted to cooperate with the irst mentioned jaw to grip an article therebetween, and a hinged end member adapted to overlie the inner ends of the jaws to restrict movement of material longitudinally of the jaws, in one di rection.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto axed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM WALKER SDLER. `Witnesses:

A. SANDERS,

T. IsnnLL. 

